Friends and family members of the two construction workers killed by a suspected drunk driver on Sunday are still in disbelief.

Jimmy Joe Broadstreet, 54, and James Green, 39, died Sunday morning after they were hit by a vehicle on Interstate 10 East near Schuster Avenue. The two men were part of a construction crew that was adding a new bridge over I-10 that will connect Schuster Drive to Paisano Drive.

In this undated file photo, Jimmy Joe Broadstreet sits on top of his tractor-trailer in front of his Chaparral, N.M. home. (Robin Zielinski — Sun-News)

Police said Jan Michael Nieves Delgado, 18, was driving a black 2012 Chevrolet Sonic when he drove through a traffic barricade that was restricting access to the portion of the interstate under construction. He then hit both Broadstreet and Green while they were working.

Nieves was arrested at the scene on suspicion of two counts of intoxicated manslaughter. He was booked into the El Paso County Detention Facility, with his bond totaling $200,000.

Fort Bliss officials confirmed that Nieves is a soldier assigned to the installation and 1st Armored Division.

Green, who was from Runaway Bay, Texas, died at the scene. Broadstreet, from Chaparral, N.M., was taken to an area hospital where he later died.

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On Monday, Broadstreet's family was still in shock. His children declined to comment further on the accident and requested their privacy from the media.

"What happened yesterday was wrong in so many ways," his son Robert Broadstreet said while fighting back tears,

Friends said Broadstreet was a cowboy who loved living on his ranch in the Chaparral community, where he had lived since 1982 and was well known because of his open and genuine personality.

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Green's family could not be reached for comment on Monday.

A man named Tommy Bonds left his condolences on a El Paso Times Facebook post with a link to the story.

"Man it hurt to know your gone James Green...you where excited about the new job and ready to work Mother's day to finally run a crane...you're going to be missed brother may you rest in peace ... my condolences to your family and kids brother," the comment said.

Nieves is from San Juan, Puerto Rico but lived in Davenport, Fla., according to his Facebook page.

The Texas Department of Transportation on Sunday postponed the work along I-10 near the crash and the bridge will be installed at a later date. That portion of the interstate was scheduled to be closed or have limited lanes on Sunday while the bridge was installed.